Regents Park · Suburb / Locality

Language in Regents Park

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Nearly 70% of people in Regents Park use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This variety is reflected in the daily lives of residents, where English is spoken only by about a quarter of the population.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

A huge 69.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the many languages spoken, including Arabic (11.7%), Mandarin (10.5%), Cantonese (9.4%), and Vietnamese (7.1%), and helps explain why 19.4% of people here speak little or no English.

69.8% ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 64.3%
  • 2016: 70.0%
  • 2021: 69.8%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

19.4% ▲ +9.6%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Regents Park, the largest group is English only at 37%, followed by Arabic (17%) and Mandarin (15%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Regents Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13358/regents-park/topic/language